Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 24: Singer Phyliss "Jiggs" Allbut of The Angels is 82. Pro Football Hall-of-Famer "Mean" Joe Greene is 78. Guitarist and singer Jerry Donahue is 78. Actor Gordon Clapp ("NYPD Blue") is 76.

Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 23: Singer Julio Iglesias is 81. Actress-singer Mary Kay Place is 77. Musician Bruce Springsteen is 75. Director/playwright George C. Wolfe is 70. Drummer Leon Taylor of The Ventures is 69.

Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 25: Polka band leader Jimmy Sturr is 83. Actor Robert Walden ("Lou Grant") is 81. Actor Josh Taylor is 81. Gary (Jules) Alexander of The Association is 81. Actor-producer Michael Douglas is 80.

Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 28: Actress Brigitte Bardot is 90. Actor Joel Higgins ("Silver Spoons") is 81. Nick St. Nicholas, bass guitarist with Steppenwolf is 81. Actor Jeffrey Jones is 78. Singer Helen Shapiro is 78.

Today in Music History for Oct. 5: In 1880, French composer Jacques Offenbach died in Paris. In 1925, Nashville's WSM radio went on the air. One of its first regular programs was a Saturday night feature called the "WSM Barn Dance.

Today in Music History for Oct. 4: In 1929, Leroy Van Dyke, a former livestock auctioneer turned performer, was born in Spring Fork, Miss.

Today in Music History for Oct. 3: In 1938, '50s rock 'n' roller Eddie Cochran was born in Oklahoma City.

Today in Music History for Oct. 2: In 1899, Victor Herbert's operetta "The Singing Girl" received its world premiere at Her Majesty's Theatre in Montreal.

Today in Music History for Oct. 1: In 1919, the famous Canadian vaudeville troupe, "The Dumbells," gave their first Canadian performance in London, Ont., in a musical review called "Biff, Bang, Bing.

Today in Music History for Sept. 30: In 1791, Mozart's last opera, "The Magic Flute," was performed for the first time in Vienna. In 1935, singer Johnny Mathis was born in San Francisco.